[ 2016-10-29 ]

We’ll stop privatization of ECG — TUC
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has served notice
it will resist the privatization of the
Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG).

In strong worded letter to the Flagstaff House ,
the TUC accused the Millennium Development
Authority (MiDA) of betraying the Union by going
ahead to announce a planned Builders Conference on
the private sector participation of the ECG,
scheduled for Monday, October 31, 2016.

“We would like to state that, in line with the
resolution passed at TUC 10th Quadrennial
Delegates Congress held in August 2016 at KNUST,
we will resist any attempt to privatize ECG,” it
letter said

It further impressed on government to stop MiDA
from going ahead with the Bidders’ Conference
and to ensure that prompt measures are taken to
consider the options proposed by the Union.

According to the TUC, MiDA’s action is a
demonstration of bad faith since deliberations
with the Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU) of
TUC who are opposed to the privatization has not
concluded its work.

“You may recall that at the meeting of the
Technical Committee held at the Flagstaff House on
20th September, 2016 it was agreed that the
Bidders Conference would be postponed until there
was a response from your office on the policy
issues raised at the meeting. It was further
agreed that this would be done within a timeframe
of three weeks,” it said.

“Regrettably, the three weeks have elapsed and
there has not been any response from your office
yet MiDA, whose key officials were present at the
said meeting, is going ahead to hold the
Bidders’ Conference on Monday, 31st October,
2016.

This action by MiDA undermines the process and the
spirit of consultation”, the letter pointed out.

Source - Citifmonline

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